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Structural investigation of praseodymium potassium hexacyanoferrate (II) tetrahydrate, PrKFe(CN)/sub 6/ x 4H/sub 2/O

Journal Article · · J. Solid State Chem.; (United States)
Single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction data, thermal gravimetric analysis, and infrared spectral data are present for PrKFe(CN)/sub 6/ x 4H/sub 2/O. The crystal structure has been determined by single-crystal diffractometry and refined by the least-squares method to yield R = 0.0149 and R/sub w/ = 0.0155. The praseodymium ions are linked nonlinearly to the FeC/sub 6/ octahedra by cyanide bridges. Cavities within the structure are occupied by potassium ions and zeolitic water molecules which are within hydrogen bonding distance to the water molecules which are bonded to the nine-coordinated praseodymium ions, PrN/sub 6/(H/sub 2/O)/sub 3/. The powder diffraction data obtained by employing a Siemens Debye-Scherrer camera have yielded cell parameters of a = 7.374(2) and c = 13.816(3) A. The compound is hexagonal, P6/sub 3//m (No. 176), D/sub M/ = 2.34(3) Mg m/sup -3/, and D/sub x/ = 2.368 Mg m/sup -3/. The powder diffraction data have been evaluated and the resultant quantitative figures of merit are F/sub 30/ = 30(0.021, 48) and M20 = 29.7. Important bond lengths are: Pr-N = 2.540(3); Fe-C = 1.908(3); Pr-O = 2.704(4); and C=N = 1.159(4) A.
Research Organization:
Baylor Univ., Waco, TX (USA)
OSTI ID:
7160966
Journal Information:
J. Solid State Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Solid State Chem.; (United States) Vol. 73:1; ISSN JSSCB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English